Sainsbury's toasts opening of 50MW onshore wind farm in Scotland

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Sainsbury's

Retailer to buy all renewable electricity produced by eight 'state of the art' turbines at Longhill Burn Wind Farm for next 15 years

Sainsbury's has announced the construction of a new "state of the art" onshore wind farm has been completed in West Lothian, Scotland, where the 50MW project is expected to supply up to a third of the...

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